Human Rights in Burundi - Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

The Working Group on the UPR, in accordance with the Human Rights Council (HRC), held its review on Burundi in December 2009. The next UPR is planned for 2014.

In the report of the Working Group, Burundi's Criminal Code was criticized for a number of shortcomings. The Working Group highlighted several areas of concern for the development of human rights, including:

  1. Persistent use of torture;
  2. Widespread sexual violence;
  3. Extrajudicial killings;
  4. Arbitrary arrests;
  5. Poor detention facilities;
  6. Impunity enjoyed by rapists;
  7. The use of rape as a weapon of war;
  8. Extrajudicial adjudication of rape cases;
  9. The practice of marriage between rapist and victim;
  10. Lack of judicial independence;
  11. Absence of a juvenile justice system;
  12. Lack of an adequate supervisory system in places of detention; and
  13. Proposed criminal sanctions in the Code against homosexuality.

The report also examined key areas of concern in more detail.

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